Gratia Schimmelpenninck van der Oye
Olympic athlete
1912 – 2012
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Who was Gratia Schimmelpenninck van der Oye?
Gratia Maria Margretha, Baroness Schimmelpenninck van der Oye was a Dutch alpine skier.
Schimmelpenninck van der Oye was born in Doorn. Her father was president of the Dutch National Olympic Committee during the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
Gratia competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, finishing 14th in the alpine combined event. Despite her two falls, this remains the highest ranking in Olympic skiing reached by a Dutch national.
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